ADVICE • GUIDES • HOME
Making sense
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Practical advice about heating, insulation, ventilation, controls and renewables — without making things more complicated than they need to be.
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Ideas, explanations and the things we think homeowners should know.
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Awaab’s Law Phase 2: What Changes in November 2026?
Read the article: Awaab’s Law Phase 2: What Changes in November 2026?REGULATIONS / MY WARM HOME Awaab’s Law Phase 2: What changes from November 2026? From 30 November 2026, Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law extends the duties placed on…
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Thermal Values explained.
Read the article: Thermal Values explained.A practical homeowner guide to U-values, R-values, thermal conductivity and insulation thickness, explaining what the numbers mean and why lower or higher values matter.
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UK Property History.
Read the article: UK Property History.A home’s age can reveal useful clues about its construction, moisture behaviour and retrofit risks. Use the period as a starting point, then investigate the building itself.
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Who is qualified?
Read the article: Who is qualified?How to choose a competent retrofit installer: check qualifications, compare specifications, understand the proposed work and make sure the important details are recorded in writing.
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Technical Monitoring
Read the article: Technical MonitoringTechnical monitoring checks whether retrofit work has been designed, installed and evidenced properly, including ventilation, moisture risk, controls, safety and handover.
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Coastal Considerations
Read the article: Coastal ConsiderationsInstalling a heat pump near the coast needs extra thought. Salt exposure, location, airflow, noise, corrosion protection and manufacturer requirements all matter.
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Awaab’s Law
Read the article: Awaab’s LawHealthy homes / Tenant safety / England Awaab’s Law: a safer home starts with action Social landlords in England now have legal deadlines to investigate significant damp and…
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Pas 2030/35
Read the article: Pas 2030/3501 Assess Understand the property, its construction, condition, ventilation and the people living in it. 02 Plan Decide which improvements are suitable and how they should work together.…
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Calculator For Radiator Sizing.
Read the article: Calculator For Radiator Sizing.UK Radiator Selector Tool (we have used stelrad radiators for this) Room Heat Requirement (W) System Flow Temperature (°C) Boiler (70°C)Heat Pump (45–55°C)Low Temp Heat Pump (35°C) Select…
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Understanding Design and Sizing of Our Heating Systems..
Read the article: Understanding Design and Sizing of Our Heating Systems..HEATING DESIGN / MY WARM HOME Efficiency should define affordability. Designing any heating or renewable system—whether it is a heat pump, electric storage, gas boiler, unvented cylinder, underfloor…